| Ralph Stewarts head stone in Virginia. He served in the Virginia Militant in the Revolutionary War. He died on April 25, 1851 in Wyoming Co., WV. He was buried in Keatley Cemetery, Clear Fork, Wyoming Co. near his wife Mary Clay Stewart. A soldier's headstone marks his grave. Capt. Ralph Stewart was possibly one of three Revolutionary War soldiers who setttled in Wyoming County, the other two were John Cook and Henry Clay. |
Ralph Stewart's wife Mary Clay Stewart's headstone. Mary Clay was born in 1772 in Bedford Co., VA. She died on April 25, 1851 in Wyoming Co., WV. She was buried in Keatley Cemetery, Clear Fork, Wyoming Co., WV; Headstone is marked as "Wife of Capt. Ralph Stewart". Headstone does not contain a date. This cemetery is located in Clearfork, near Crany. To find Keatley cemetery, take route 85 from Oceana, towards Kopperston. At Country Junction, in Toney Fork, take a right towards Toneda Baptist Church. It's roughly 4 or 5 miles down this road, on the left hand side of the road. It's about 15, or 20, yards up in the mountain. To make it even more difficult, you can't see it from the road due to the brush and trees. Very hard to find. |
